Request Transcripts
The admission's personnel at your new institution will need to review your previous coursework to determine which courses will transfer for credit for a future degree. Transcripts of this coursework can be obtained from your current and/or previous institutions so that this review can be conducted, and the link above provides assistance in requesting a transcript.

ACE Transcript Service
There are many institutions that award credit for previous work or life experience that might align with college level coursework. The American Council on Education offers information on the best way to provide evidence for life and work experience in the military or workplace, and most institutions have a "prior learning assessment" policy that guides what students can count toward college credit.

Determine a list of interests
If you are not completely clear about what your future career goal are, you may want to complete an assessment that may help to point you in the right direction. This link is intended to help you narrow your interests and align them with potential careers or career clusters.

Find a major
Once you have a clear sense of the career you would like to pursue, this tool has been designed to help you locate which public institutions in South Dakota have a major that might lead to jobs in that field.

Decide which South Dakota college
It is likely that more than one institution in South Dakota will offer the major you plan to seek. This link will direct you to a set of questions that may assist you in narrowing down the list of possible institutions. The map provides links to the various campuses or off-campus centers located throughout South Dakota.

Contact South Dakota Colleges
Once you have selected an institution, the next step is to speak directly with an admissions representative who can provide you with the necessary detail for applying and getting enrolled.

Highlighted South Dakota College Scholarships
All public institutions in the state have merit-based scholarships that you may be eligible for even as a transfer student. Check out this page for especially rewarding scholarships offered by South Dakota universities and technical institutes.

Scholarships Specific for College Transfer Students
As the number of transfer students has grown over the past few decades, institutions have begun to devote more resources to providing transfer students with financial resources that at one point had been reserved for those native to the institution. This page highlights South Dakota college scholarships geared specific toward college transfer students.

Financial Aid Options
Financial aid is available in multiple forms and often the first step is taking the time to complete the FASFA. Use this page to find the various financial aid opportunities the state and federal level.

Calculate College Costs
If you still have questions about cost, and what other scholarship opportunities might exist for you as a transfer student, the information on the Net College Price Calculator for each institution may be useful for not only determining the approximate costs for the college or technical institute you selected.

SD College Credit Transfer Equivalencies
Over time other transfer students from around the country have submitted transcript and course level information that has been reviewed by personnel at the various institutions in South Dakota. When an equivalent course has been identified, course equivalencies are established to make it easier for students to determine which courses have already been reviewed and will count toward a future degree. This page links to four university course equivalency pages which will allow you to easily determine how your credits will transfer to the selected college.
College Transfer.net
Use this national site to find tips, forums, blogs and articles for transfer students.